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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what is the last message that Leaphorn receives from the Window Rock operator?
(a) His supervisor wants to know about an embezzlement case.
(b) Ernesto Cata's body has been found.
(c) He has a dentist appointment the next day.
(d) George Bowlegs has been sighted.

2. Who considers the hippies as generous, ignorant, friendly, bad mannered but well intentioned?
(a) Young Husband.
(b) Joe Leaphorn.
(c) Ted Isaacs.
(d) Young Wife.

3. What is Naranjo's hat made of?
(a) Polyester.
(b) Wool.
(c) Straw.
(d) He doesn't wear a hat.

4. What language do words like Shulawitsi and Shalako come from?
(a) Ute.
(b) Navajo.
(c) Hopi.
(d) Zuni.

5. What drug does Leaphorn ask if Otis took?
(a) Crack.
(b) Peyote.
(c) LSD.
(d) Ecstasy.

6. How has Isaacs identified the anthropological site where he's digging?
(a) A Paleo-Indian burial site.
(b) An Anasazi village.
(c) A Folsom hunting camp.
(d) A Clovis trash site.

7. How many spikes does Leaphorn spy on Cata's right shoe?
(a) Six
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Seven.

8. At the end of Chapter 1, what does the Little Fire God see?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A kachina.
(c) A figure with a mask of the Mole Salamobia.
(d) A Zuni sorcerer.

9. In Chapter 6, who is wearing good, but dirty boots?
(a) Halsey.
(b) Leaphorn.
(c) Susanne.
(d) Oats.

10. In Chapter 3, what does Leaphorn offer Cecil in an effort to get him to open up?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A candy car.
(c) A ride into town.
(d) A cola.

11. In Chapter 8, why does Leaphorn wait before entering the hogan?
(a) He wants to observe.
(b) He doesn't think anyone's at home.
(c) He wants time to think.
(d) Navajo custom and manners.

12. On what road is Leaphorn traveling in the last scene of Chapter 6?
(a) Interstate 40.
(b) The wagon trail.
(c) N.M. 53.
(d) The Ramah-Ojo Caliente Road.

13. What is a kachina?
(a) Navajo ancestor spirit or mask.
(b) Evil spirit.
(c) Zuni ancestor spirit, mask, or wooden doll.
(d) A toy doll.

14. In Chapter 1, the Little Fire God spies a light on in a camper below him. He guesses that Ted Isaacs is doing what?
(a) Digging at the anthropological site.
(b) Reading.
(c) Cleaning the camper.
(d) Cooking supper.

15. Where do the hippies in the commune sometimes give rides to Young Husband and Young Wife?
(a) Albuquerque and Farmington.
(b) Ramah and Gallup.
(c) Gallup and Farmington.
(d) Shiprock and Ramah.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Leaphorn, what are the colors of dry country autumn where he lives?

2. In Chapter 10, why is O'Malley angry with Leaphorn?

3. Who is having a birthday in a few days and turning 13?

4. What is the proper cure for any who have been touched by Shorty's death?

5. Who says, "Somebody should have warned Custer"?

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